Josh Mond

Josh Mond

Mond at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015
Born (c. 1983)
New York City
Alma mater Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Years active 2006–present
Relatives Julie Mond (sister)

Josh Mond (born c. 1983)[1] is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for producing the feature films Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) and Simon Killer (2012), and for writing and directing James White (2015).

Career

In 2003, Mond and his longtime friends and fellow Tisch School of the Arts alums Antonio Campos and Sean Durkin formed the production company, Borderline Films.[2] The trio of filmmakers rotate the roles of writer, director and producer and help each other during the making of their films. Borderline's first feature film drama Afterschool (2008), starring Ezra Miller. It was written and directed by Campos and produced by Durkin and Mond. The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in the program Un Certain Regard. AFTERSCHOOL was released theatrically by IFC Films and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and Breakthrough Director for Campos by the Gotham Awards.[3][4]

The second film out of Borderline was the 2011 drama thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene, starring Elizabeth Olsen. It was written and directed by Sean Durkin and produced by Campos, Mond, Chris Maybach and Patrick S. Cunningham. Martha Marcy May Marlene premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in January,[5] with Durkin winning the festival's U.S. Directing Award for Best Drama.[6] It also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival[7][8] and screened at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2011.[9] The film received a limited release in the United States on October 21, 2011 by distributor Fox Searchlight Pictures. On Metacritic the film has a 76 out of 100 "Metascore".[10] The film received 3 Gotham Award nomination including Breakthrough Director for Durkin,[11] and 4 nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards including Best First Feature and a Producers Award for Mond.[12] The film also received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s New Generation Award, shared by Sean Durkin, Antonio Campos, Josh Mond and Elizabeth Olsen.[13]

In 2012, Borderline Films next film, Simon Killer premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. It was the second feature film co-written and directed by Antonio Campos and produced by Mond, Durkin and Matt Palmieri. Starring and co-written by Brady Corbet, the film was nominated for the festival's Grand Jury Prize. It was distributed by IFC and received a theatrical release on 14 April 2013.

In 2015, Mond released his first feature film James White. Starring Christopher Abbott, the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival,[14] where it won the NEXT Audience Award.[15] James White has received two nominations from the 2015 Gotham Awards. Mond is nominated for the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award and Abbott is nominated for the Best Actor Award.[16] It has also received three nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, including Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Frost, Edward. "LFF 2015: JOSH MOND ON THE PERSONAL STORY BEHIND HIS DEBUT FEATURE, ‘JAMES WHITE’". Film3SixtyMagazine.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Borderline Films". Borderline Films. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Spirit Awards '09: "Afterschool" Director Antonio Campos". IndieWire. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gotham independent film awards" (PDF). Gotham Awards. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition". Sundance.org. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  6. ↑ Guerrasio, Jason (May 15, 2011). "Sean Durkin". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival official site. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Cannes film festival 2011: The full lineup". The Guardian. London. April 14, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ Lambert, Christine (2011), "Martha Marcy May Marlene premiere photos – 36th Toronto International Film Festival", DigitalHit.com, retrieved January 4, 2012
  10. ↑ "Martha Marcy May Marlene". Metacritic. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  11. ↑ Fleming Jr., Mike (20 October 2011). "Gotham Awards: 'The Descendants', 'Martha Marcy May Marlene', 'Beginners' And 'Take Shelter' Lead Nominations". Deadline.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  12. ↑ ""Take Shelter" and "The Artist" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". indieWire. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  13. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (11 December 2011). "Los Angeles Film Critics Awards Names 'The Descendants' Best Film of the Year". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  14. ↑ Scott Foundas (2015-01-23). "‘James White’ Review: Josh Mond’s Raw Family Drama". Variety. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  15. ↑ "JAMES WHITE AUDIENCE AWARD: NEXT WINNER". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Gotham Awards Nominations: ‘Diary of a Teenage Girl,’ ‘Carol’ Lead the Pack". Variety. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ "'Carol,' 'Spotlight,' 'Beasts of No Nation' Lead Spirit Awards Nominations". Variety. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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